Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-07-06
An Unaccountable Suicide.

Op Saturday morning last, at Butte,
II was discovered that Abraham Sands.
q resident OF Helena NJ the early days
of Montana. and q partner in the ex-
tensive business houses of Sands q
Boyce. Butte, and Sands Bros.. Of
Helena and New York, bad commit.
ted suicide at the Albemarle hotel at
Butte by cutting his throat. A special
TO the Helena Independent conveys
the following additional information:
A jury was impsneled and an inquest
held by Coroner Amsden. and the fol-
lowing facts. as taken from the testi.
mony and from parties who knew
him. will give the story In succinct
shape. About ten days or two weeks
ago, Mr.. Sands, accompanied by his
wife, arrived from Denver. The OBJ
ject of bis visit was to effect o settle
ment and secure q dissolution of the
firm of Sands & Boyce. of which he
was the senior. Negotiations were
entered into and several propositions
made. but no conclusion reached. and
Sunday, accompanied by Mrs. Sands,
be went to Helena. He returned
Thursday alone, took rooms ct the
Albemarle and renewed his business
negotiations. Yesterday afternoon
there was q long business interview
between him and James r. Boyce and
q definite arrangement was reached.
for closing out the firm business. The
papers were to be signed and the
money paid him to-day. During the
interview he appeared somewhat de.
pressed and excitedly stated to Boyce
that some parties thought he (Sands)
was trying to get the best Of him, in
fact ruin him, and that on the con.
trary, be was willing TO show him
special favors In the deal. Mr.. Boyce
oalmed bis fears and said he had nc
idea Of such thing, that their rela.
tions had always been straight and
honorable and that in the final terms
Rands was as liberal 10 him as though
he had been his brother. In the
afternoon deceased took tea with hi
brother-in-law, Joseph Bernheim, ant
appeared much excited over busines
matters. but gave no intimation o
their character. except that they re
ferrsd TO the impending firm dissolu
tion. He gave Mr.. Bernheim thre
letters to mail, and told him to be sur
they were sent, "a they were YER.
valuable. Mr., Bernheim saw that on
was addressed TO Julius Sands, but di,
not notice the directions on the Others
After tea he spent the evening will
Henry jacobs, another friend, and ap
peared to have regained his wonte'
spirits. About IL o'clock he walket
to his room, accompanied by Mr.
Bernheim, and babe him . Cheerful
good night at the door. After h
had been In the room about on
hour, Mr.. and Mrs. Cash, who occu
pied the adjoining room, heard
J groaniDg, gurgling sound, and think
ing the man had the nightmare rap
ped on the partition. It soon ceased
, and they went to sleep. This morn
ing about ten o'clock Mr. Boyce wen
TO the room with his mail, but bein
informed that he was not up yet, =,
. turned to the store. Later Mrs. Scot
of the Albemarle, was apprised Of th
peculiar noise heard by the Cashs, an
thinking something waswrong sent "a
Mr.. Boyce. He responded, accom-
panied by DR.. J. ]. johnson and ez
Mayor Frank. The door was locket
over the trapsom they discovers
Sands lying on the bed In pool
blood.
An entrance was effected and an Q,
animation made, but life must hsv
been extinct for some time. tn